Paper Outline and Software used in DATAX121

DATAX121-23A (HAM) & (SEC) - Introduction to Statistical Methods

DATAX121 Staff

David Chan
Lecturer
Office: G.3.09
Email: david.chan@waikato.ac.nz

David’s Office Hours
Mondays 2pm–3pm
Thursdays 11am–12pm

Maria Admiraal
Administrator
Office: G.1.21
Email: maria.admiraal@waikato.ac.nz

Lab and DATAX Help Tutors
Computer Lab Room: R.G.12

Paper outline

For HAM: paperoutlines.waikato.ac.nz/outline/DATAX121-23A (HAM)

For SEC: paperoutlines.waikato.ac.nz/outline/DATAX121-23A (SEC)

You can also find links to the paper outlines on Moodle

Paper delivery

Lectures

Concepts and content

  • Monday 12pm–12:50pm
  • Tuesday 2:10pm–3:00pm
  • Friday 11am–11:50am

Workshops

Programming the concepts and content with R

  • Friday 12pm–12:50pm

Labs

Practice the concepts, content, and programming covered in the previous week

  • HAM: Sign-up for your lab via Moodle
  • SEC: Vote for your dedicated office hour via Moodle

Workload

  • Five contact hours
    3 lectures, 1 workshop, and 1 lab
  • Five* non-contact hours
  • Completing lab assignments
  • Revision of lecture and workshop material
  • Office hours, DATAX Help★, etc.
  • Attempting practice questions
  • …

Assessments

  • Admin quiz via Moodle [2%]
    Due 5:00pm Friday 10th March
  • Lab assignments, [18%]
    To be discussed on the next slide
  • Two tests, [30%]
    Test dates on Slide 9
  • Final exam (for HAM) or Final test (for SEC), [50%]
    A compulsory assessment
    The time and date of the final is usually scheduled by Week 8

Please note that, as part of any assessment, students may be asked to complete an oral examination (viva voce) at a later date.

More on lab assignments: Paper outline

Eleven lab assignments, however, only the best NINE lab assignments contribute to the 18%

Each lab assignment is worth 2% or 0% of your overall mark under this scheme

Assignments are released on Fridays and typically consists of the following:

  • Preparation work (for HAM) or a short Moodle quiz (for SEC)
  • Questions to be handed in for marking, due 5:00pm on Friday
  • Additional practice questions

Assignments will require the use of R and RStudio

More on lab assignments: R and RStudio

An open-source statistical programming language

An open-source integrated development environment designed for using R

Download Links
R: cran.stat.auckland.ac.nz
RStudio (Desktop): rstudio.com

See the R & RStudio Installation Instructions on Moodle for more details

Students can also use these software products in the R.G.12 computer labs

Let the lecturer know if you have difficulties installing R and RStudio

Test dates

Test 1 on 6:30pm Wednesday 5th April

Test 2 on 6:30pm Wednesday 31st May

For SEC, your teacher and I will confirm the time of the tests closer to the date

The ‘D’ rule

The requirements for an unrestricted pass (C- or better) are a minimum overall mark of 50% for the whole paper and a minimum mark of 40% for the final exam (or final test).

Processes for internal assessments

Admin quiz
Email david.chan@waikato.ac.nz

Lab assignments
No allowance because they are calculated on a best nine out of eleven basis. However, if faced with a situation where several weeks of work may be missed, email david.chan@waikato.ac.nz ASAP

Tests
Appropriate documentation—for example, a Medical Certificate or International Level Coach letter—is required. Email david.chan@waikato.ac.nz or maria.admiraal@waikato.ac.nz the documentation before the test (and no more than three days after the test)

Appealing internal assessment marks
Email david.chan@waikato.ac.nz

Class representatives (class rep)

waikato.ac.nz/students/class-representatives/

  • Liaise between staff and DATAX121 students to pass on relevant feedback
  • You will need to attend Department of Mathematics class rep meetings (two during the trimester)
  • Both HAM and SEC occurrences require class reps!

Questions?